Hello all, I used to be fairly active around here. I do Twitch and Bluesky, but I haven't been on here in a very long time. I hope you've all been well.

Edit: I found my stepping down / resignation letter. I thought I'd post it here.

 Hey cg and others,

 Unfortunately, I'm going to have to step down as moderator of this community. There are a dozen reasons I could give, but this community outgrew a one man show many, many weeks ago and I'm absolutely dying t this point. I'm so burned out that it's becoming difficult for me to focus on SteamGifts for more than a couple of hours. Worse is I can't even keep up. It's definitely best for the community that I step down and have multiple other mods replace me. I've been waiting on help for so long, and that request has gone ridiculous far on the backburner. With the summer sales approaching, possibly this Thursday, there is absolutely no way I'm going to be able to keep up.

 I'll discuss things with you further when you're online, but it's just too much at this point to handle. thejadefalcon, Yatterman, Ichigo, and Raiden will be plenty enough to handle the onslaught of summer. They've been with the site long enough and know the rules. They're dedicated to the community. I wouldn't trust anyone else with the community at this poiunt. Also, Yatterman will agree with this statement, but SteamTrades has a cesspit.

 Another huge reason I will share is I'm trying to get a new job [Edit: I didn't]. A friend is going to bat for me at her software company, I wouldn't be able to moderate at the office anymore.

 Please do not share the content of this messages with anyone else outside of SteamGifts staff.

 Best regards,
 Loko (Dan)
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So do u still work in IT ? Or did life have other plans!?

Also the mental image of someone working at an office, quelling online forum banter is kinda funny hehe

2 months ago
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I do not still work in IT, that's a long story! Life certainly had other plans. Thank you for asking.

I miss those moderation days. Lots of nostalgia.

2 months ago
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Wow, I've been on here for years, running events and writing video games to give away games and...this is still before my time. Wow!

Hey, welcome back!!!

2 months ago
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Thank you! I hope to get to know everyone again.

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Holy hell, it's you! Can't believe it took 12 years to destress. For all those who don't know, lokonopa was a solo admin running himself ragged handling all the issues and tickets on SG way back in the day. Tbh, him doing it solo was lightyears faster than what it is now. Welcome back. Glad you didn't turn into a serial killer from all that pent up SG trauma, which I probably added onto as well.

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I'm glad I didn't turn into a serial killer too! I have PTSD from moderating, but that comes with any moderation position. I forgot how integral I was around here. I've missed this community. Thank you!

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i wasn't around back then, but i thank you for your hard work that made steamgifts the website it is today :)

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That's really nice, thank you.

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12 years ago ?, wow, i was still in middle school and have no idea about Steamgifts back then, glad one of the Elders returned

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Middle school, you say? I'm super old, but no one has referred to me as an Elder before! In the before times, when Steam gifts were items in your inventory you could trade. I miss those days.

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Super old? Hey, me too!

I still have an original IBM DOS 2.0 5.25" floppy at my Mom's house that will still boot an IBM PC jr. Are you that old? Do I have another middle-aged partner around here? 😁🤓

I have a career that's older than most of the people on this site, so I'm always super curious as to whether I have other old head brethren around here.

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I am not middle aged! I guess I'm not as super old. :>

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My first computer was my dad's TRS 80 that ran programs off cassette tapes, and my first console was an Atari. Welcome, older friend.

3.5 floppies were so much nicer.

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We're out there and no one knows the depth of our collective technica knowledge! Bwwwwuuuaaaahahahaha! 😁🤓🤣

I still have my original Atari 2600 from 1980, and it still works. ;)

Had a Commodore 128 at my Dad's place, eventually. Restored it a few years ago and gave it to a buddy who collects retro tech. He did this with it (and it's super cool): Ordering Starbucks with a Commodore 128

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While my account is old enough, I don't think I was paying much attention to the forums or staff at the time. Cudos for handling it all on your own though. Your comments graph on the stats page must look quite interesting now. Mine also has a couple years of dead nothing on it.
In any case, welcome back loko.

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Thank you, DarkDreams1!

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Good to have you back, mate

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Thank you!

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Welcome back.

It still give a nice sg community, but i assume it is much smaller now as it were in your active time.
Nowadays the bots (autojoiners) and other cheaters are the majority of the "active users" (and cg don't care). Feels a bit like the Terminator movies.

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Thank you! I'm sorry to hear about the troubles. I've been away a real long time. Skynet and bots! I've missed so much.

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